City areas
The region of Bourgogne is organized into 4 departments. The best known are Cote-d’Or and Nievre, famous for the Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc types of grape which produce some of the best wine in the world.
Yonne
Yonne is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. It is crossed from south to north by the river that gave it its name, Yonne, a tributary of the Seine. Generally, the climate in Yonne is very variable. In winter it’s usually rather cold and in summer usually hot.
Cote-d’Or
This is a premier wine-growing region of France. It is mostly famous for two of the best wines in the world, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The department is also famous for its Dijon mustard, which is regarded as one of the tastiest mustards in the world.
Nievre
Nievre is part of the current region of Bourgogne, although historically it was not part of the province of Burgundy. Nievre is well known for its white wine, Pouilly Fume. The word fume is French for smoke, and it’s said the name comes from the smoky or flinty quality of these wines. The only grape allowed in the Pouilly-Fume is Sauvignon Blanc, which produces wines that are generally crisp, tart, and somewhat grassy.
Saone-et-Loire
Saone-et-Loire is the seventh largest department of France and the most densely populated in the region of Bourgogne. The department combined parts of the provinces of southern Burgundy and Bresse, uniting lands that had no previous common history nor political unity. Its history is that of Burgundy, especially found in the local histories of Autun, Macon, Chalon-sur-Saone, Charolles and Louhans.